In my art, I examine how physical work and observation create a composition. I began this process using monotype printmaking and painting, observing how the application and removal of medium created a composition. In recent years, I have taken his process into collage. I use my previous artworks to create new compositions, allowing forms and patterns that emerge in the material and in my process to guide the composition. Incorporating past work deepens my examination into how cumulative labor and learning can create a composition. In this way, the time that goes into a composition extends across many years and iterations of my artistic practice. Since the beginning of my practice, paper has taken center stage. I gravitate towards paper for its flexibility and ease of use, which allows me to foreground physical engagement while minimizing barriers to production.